The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-28
"rHE NEsTea Of METHODIST
The Late Dr. Cupry's Life and Char.
aeier Portray ed.
NY. HarAld.


:. He was the Nestor Of MethO
dism."
This is fitting Characterization O
the Rev. DR.. Daniel Curry, who hal
passed away after nearly half cent,
ury of service in the Methodist
ministry.
Was he in other ways a remark
able man?
What a question If every re
markable man lived it was DAME
Curry, and there is hardly Metho
dist minister in America who will
not tell you the same thing.
Men OF his calibre and tempera
ment cannot hide their light under {
bushel. To his co.relieionists h,
was as familiar a figure as Dear
Swift was to the courtiers Of Queer
Anne or as Father Mathew was u
his ubiquitous disciples. But lei
one OF his old friends aud comrade,
paint o pen picture Of him.
No one can do this with finer aud
truer delicacy than the Rev. DR.
Morehouse, who is in charge Of the
East Seventeenth Street Meth odist
church. For he has known and
loved DR.. Curry as long and as well
as he has known and loved any one
and the tender manner in which he
spoke of his dead friend to Herald
reporter yesterday showed how sin.
cerely he regretted his loss.
Sitting in his study and surround.
ed on all sides by learned theolog.
ical tones, he was about to prepare
his sermon fer today, when he was
called upon to speak about Dr.
Curry. He complied willingly, and
began by describing his friend as
the Nestor Of Methodism. Then he
went on:
His personal character was
strong, vigorous and unyielding, and
he was able to hold his own against
any man. As humorist he wa,
very great, and in quickness Of repair
tee he excelled most men. Dear me
How many amusing things he ha,
said during his life. / wish | could
recall some Of them for you, but
cannot just now.
"He was one of the strongest anti.
slavery men, aud did much TO further
the cause. II he once grasped q
principle he held on TO il like grin
death, and fought for it with all his
might.
AN ANTE.M0RTRM VISION.
"Two characteristic stories are
told about him Just before he died
A friend asked him some days agC
what he thought about the doc
trine Of future punishment. Not,
how the strong character OF the MAJ
is displayed in his answer. TIL,
whole drift Of the New Tes amen
teachings point to terrible punish
ment for the wicked as truly as Il
an unending happiness for the good,
he replied, without the least hesita
ton, and il is Of the utmost i'm
portance that ministers should fee
the force OF this solemn truth anC
impress il upon their aOcks.'
About the same time, being yer.
feeble, he turned TO a friend who wa
sitting by his bedside and said. :"
had dream last night, aud in tn
dream | saw . strange vision. |
seemed to me that had suddenl
appeared before God, and that as ii
looked at me sternly aud asked
well what have You got 20 say 10
yourself2" and while | stood dun
founded before the great Judg,
knowing Cot that reply to max,
Jesus Chris. ap! cared and exclaimed
VI am here rp answer COR DAM,
Curryl"'
SLIGHTLY UsURruOPUOX on MINo
s.ISTs.
"On the card, doctrines OF h
church the doctor was sound; bu
he held peculiar views on mino
points. For example, he did nc
wholly accept tho church's doctrine
about resurrection, the end Of th
world and episcopacy. He did nc
believe that 4 mans body would ris
again in the accepted sense, aud h
held that some Of the biblical allu
sions to the cod Of the world did nc
refer 10 that event at all. As rC
CARDS bishops he looked on them !
the light OF unnecessary appendices
III il were not for this view he wOul
have died a bishop. But, as sal
before, on all card nal points he wa
eminently sound, aud as good
churchman as there is in America
DIR. Morebouse was then aske
how il happened that the editorshi
of the Christian Advocate, whic
DR.. Curry had held ior several year
had been taken away from him. Iii
reply was that a change was deeme
necessary, aud that DR.. Buckley, IN
present editor, had proved eminent
worthy Of the confidence placed
him.
II don't deny" he continued
that DR.. Curry felt the blow keenl!
but the fact il q good many pei
sons noted that the peculiar view
OF which have spoken had take
possession OF him, and wei
afraid that he would try and use III
Christian Advocate as q means {
expounding them. But the less sal
on this subject the better. ID
Buckley IL a first rate editor, and Di
Curry, in spite Of his few peculia
notions, was always an orthodox an
able churchmau. And IL is wort
notice that he retained his into
lectual faculties up 10 the last, an
seemed 10 work es vigorously in hi
later years as when he was youn
man.
A voLUMiN0Us WRITER.
10 1886 DIR. Curry became cditc
Of the Methodist review, and rC
tanned that position until his dealt
| His editorial work, however, did No
occupy all his time. Not only has Ii
contributed a large number
articles TO church periodicals., bu
he has also written "a Lite ,
Wicliffe," life Of Bishop ID. "
Clark" aud a History OF III
Metropolitan City Of America. "
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